(1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 26) Khandra, Haryana, India
Education
DAV College, Chandigarh
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight
86 kg (190 lb)[1]
Military career
Allegiance
India
Service/branch
Indian Army
Years of service
2016–present
Rank
Subedar
Service number
JC-471869A[2]
Unit
4 Rajputana Rifles[3]
Awards
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal
Sport
Sport
Track and field
Event
Javelin throw
Coached by
Klaus Bartonietz (2021–)
Uwe Hohn (2018–2021)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
(2020)
World finals
(2023) (2022)
Regional finals
(2017)
(2018) (2022)
Commonwealth finals
(2018)
Highest world ranking
1 (achieved on 11 May 2023)
Personal bests
89.94 m NR (2022)[4]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing India
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo
Javelin throw
World Championships
2023 Budapest
Javelin throw
2022 Eugene
Javelin throw
Diamond League
2022
Javelin throw
2023
Javelin throw
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta
Javelin throw
2022 Hangzhou
Javelin throw
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast
Javelin throw
Asian Championships
2017 Bhubaneshwar
Javelin throw
South Asian Games
2016 Guwahati/Shillong
Javelin throw
World Junior Championships
2016 Bydgoszcz
Javelin throw
Asian Junior Championships
2016 Ho Chi Minh City
Javelin throw
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Subedar Major Neeraj ChopraPVSMVSM (born 24 December 1997) is an Indian track and field athlete, who is the reigning Olympic champion and World champion in Men's javelin throw. He is the first Asian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in javelin and the first Asian to win gold in his event at the World Championship. A Junior Commissioned Officer Subedar (JCO) in the Indian Army, Chopra is the first track and field athlete to win a gold medal for India at the Olympics.[5] He is also the first track and field athlete from India to win at the World Under-20 Championships, where in 2016 he achieved a world U20 record throw of 86.48 m, becoming the first Indian athlete to set a world record.
Chopra participated in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 Asian Games, serving as the flag-bearer in the latter and winning gold medals in both. As of 2023[update], he is one of only two Indians to have won an individual Olympic gold medal (the other being Abhinav Bindra), the youngest-ever Indian Olympic gold medalist in an individual event and the only individual to have won gold on his Olympic debut.[6] His silver medal at the 2022 World Championships made him the second Indian to win a medal at a World Athletics Championships.[7] He subsequently won the first gold for India at the 2023 World Athletics Championships and second gold at 2022 Asian Games.[8][9]
Chopra is the Indian record holder for the javelin throw.[4]
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^"Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra wins historic Gold in javelin throw, India's first athletics medal in 100 yrs". Mirror Now. The Economic Times. 7 August 2021. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^Ganguly, Sudipto; Tennery, Amy (7 August 2021). "U.S., India finally get athletics gold, Japan win baseball title". Reuters. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^"World Athletics Championships 2022 Live Updates: 'Spearman' Neeraj Chopra wins historic silver medal". The Times of India. 24 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
^"Neeraj Chopra wins historic World Athletics Championships gold with incredible 88.17 throw in javelin final". Hindustan Times. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
^"Asian Games 2023 Day 11 All Sports Events Live Updates From Hangzhou". The Times of India. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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